561 U.S. 1 (2010), 08-1498, Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project

Citation: 561 U.S. 1, 130 S.Ct. 2705, 177 L.Ed.2d 355, 78 U.S.L.W. 4625

Opinion Judge: Roberts, Chief Justice

Party Name: Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, et al., Petitioners, v. HUMANITARIAN LAW PROJECT et al. Humanitarian Law Project, et al., Petitioners, v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, et al.

Attorney: David D. Cole, for petitioners in 09-89. Solicitor General Elena Kagan, for petitioners in 08-1498. Elena Kagan, Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for respondents. David D. Cole, c/o Georgetown Univ. Law Center, Washington, DC, Counsel of Record for Re...

Judge Panel: ROBERTS, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which STEVENS, SCALIA, KENNEDY, THOMAS, and ALITO, JJ., joined. BREYER, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which GINSBURG and SOTOMAYOR, JJ., joined. Justice BREYER, with whom Justices G1NSBURG and SOTOMAYOR join, dissenting.

Case Date: June 21, 2010

Court: U.S. Supreme Court